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^?>gLL the BtoroB along ; fl
/' 8 Main street were gay y
% vrvs^taj %vltl1 Christmas decor t;
/ ation. Even the win h
^ dow of Scarvin's curie g
j \ \ shop bravely flaunted c
\ some brilliant holly
rf rj^v \ wreaths. n
Edwin Lander paus- b
ed btforo tliis window ft
I and stood for a long b
time apparently lost in
* contemplation of the ti
filigree bracelets displayed there. At a
last he roused himself with an effort n
and opened the door. At his en- h
trance, old Scarvln, the dealer, cams h
smilingly forward rubbing bis wrink- fi
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ini uniiUB. h
"What may I do for you this after n
noon?" he suavely asked, while his
shrewd, beady eyes noted every detail a
of his customer's tall, well-dressed o
figure, li
"1 should like to look at something tl
that would be suitable as a Christ- h
mas present for a lady," Lander an- a
swerod briskly, but a keen observer tl
would have noticed that his cheerful- a
ness was forced, and In his eyes was ! n
a look of utter weariness. | n
"Certainly, certainly, right over I f<
here," said Scarvin. leading the way i n
to a case where some quaint necklaces |
were displayed. "This amethyst one a
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Spread Open the Book Enticingly. Bt
has the antique setting that is so tfc
much in vogue." th
Lander gravely touched the Bilver si
links and thought: "My affair with b<
Marguerite is what Aunt Collins would ol
call 'between grass and hay.' It is tfc
jiast the candy-and-tlower stage: but to
lias hardly arrived at jewels?" fa
Then aloud lie said: "No, I had In lo
mind something different?a book per- ai
haps."
Ah, the very thing!" Scarvin dived hi
i:.'o a dusty corner and brought forth rf
a foreign-looking volume, whose brown tl
1 ither binding was curiously inlaid w
with pearl. lc
" Early English poems, after the
< I missal style, and hand illuminat- ci
the dealer spread open the book si
enticingly.
Lander turned over the leaves with a
Interest. "Yes, I believe this Is unique hi
?:.d costly enough to please even the tl
l idious Marguerite," his thin lips y<
< jrved in a cynical smile. "I'll take tt
it. he remarked with the brevity of at
tl average masculine shopper when
1: tlnds something which strikes his at
fancy. si
Ao he threw down a bill he wae an- ol
i i d to see how his hands shook, fa
"Laming the candle at both ends has tt
had an effect," lie thought, and as he
left the shop, added: "This mixing of hi
business and society is the pace that w
kills. I suppose stimulantt vill be the te
next resort." Ill
lie recalled last Christmas at his ,
former boarding place, and of the '<
friends there?especially aHca ni??
boh. Whenever he thought of her
now, It was with a sense of remorse. w,
They had been very warm friends, but m
since his sudden advancement in bnsl- a r
n??s had necessitated more commodl- ' |,<
ous sorroundlngs, he had seen little of Ml
Hfcav her He had really not meant to neg- "I
lect th? old friends when he began to I"'
more into society and make new <1?
h. but unconsciously he had drifted ov
from the little clr?le on Fleet
" The" ShaVhv old place seemed tut w)
more ltlce homes?jj-. my n*w quarters tl<
ever will," he mntfe , ,tXj a feallta- At
lion came to him that im WM Alios pt
THE LANCASTER NE
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nu tier sympathetic voice and restful EVERYTHING
ays who had made it seem so. No
atter how tired she might be with RVxJ">TPkt
sr day in the schoolroom, she was > "< v ^ vCt^
Ways ready to rejoice nr sympathize. Jrf * **'
"I'll send her some roses?the finest I ^
can llud." he declared with a sudden
sh of remorseful tenderness. Ho en- f:. ' &
a flower shop and bought a huge
velvety American
them to lie told 59b|
e dealer and gave him a card,
door the
Lssed the window, he saw Marguerite
looking a of brown
ie ricli tones went well with her
owu eyes and taw ny hair. As she pP^-Sc:^ pt& ty
r*od there with the soft furs about Q
>r she reminded him of some bar- i^j^^*^^^^^iSSlE5lslHllhc9?
It all^mo^j
hat does life amount to?" he ques- p .^rtW^T
)ned despondently. "These people
ho Invite me do not really care for
e. It is merely because I All in and
ake an agreeable dinner guest, and <>'<l Santa t laiis.
r that 1 have practically given up Jefferson Jeffersonian.
y old friends." I Already the little tots are lie)
He realized that his present mood ning to ask: "What is lie goinK
els the reaction from exhilaration of bring us?" Their sweet, chili
nquoet which the past year of al- face8 instantly brighten at tin- n
ost spectacular success had given ,jon of hJs <.on,ill>,i and who U||1
1...I t I. .. t *!.? Ilttl.. iw.yl^ 1.
m 11 ko io cnucK me whole thing M
id go back. If only I could have a tin night linm ot -toeki
lk with Alice In the old way, I'd feel win< frult, candy and to
yself again." He sat up with new The expense of hi> coining will
lergy. "I wonder if sho'd lot me very small: In fact, two or three 1
me? stockings can he stuffed at less <
There was need to look in the tele- lhan R;(llon ()f whlskf>v, or the i
lone book for tho familiar number. . ... .. , , . , , .... ,,
... . ... . .. . drink lull tor a fortnight. 1 he h
1th breathless suspense he waited
bile the landlady called Miss Glea- "in"^ of ristma* morning can
n to the 'phone, and at tho eound of measured in words. Haven t
ir voice his heart began to pound seen, dear reader, the little ones ti
lyishly. She was serenely gracious, hie out of hd before daylight
it he detected a note of surprise as trouble to get them up that morn
i asKon permission to call. Fhen she even if it is cold and run with v
oke of the roses, and added: glee to the fireplace to pull dr
"1 can't begin to describe my delight the lockings? And as the app
er that quaint old English book. It candy, horns, drums, tire cracki
led a long-felt want for the possee- picture books, and dolls were pul
>n of a real lirst edition." Meohan- ??"t. w,)af heavenly joy in their f;i
illy he responded, questioning him- ""! In them i' was ail
If the while: "What book? Did I !'aslon of ?.Id del nous joy, foil.
... 1^1 , . ? ing many weeks of tond. happy
vke a mistake and send Mies Fen- tnHp:itio... It wonderfully emir]
ns ( hrlstmas g:;t to Alice? In 111< ir li\es, proving a barrier to (
r dogged weariness I must have giv- ,-are. and painting all their days w
the dealer tho wrong address." He bin. ami fairies and sunshine. /
suglit of Marguerite's demand of the did it not cause your heart to kin
st as her due, and a sense of impish a"d throb w ith a joy as sweet ;
7 swept over him at the mistake hol> i,s theirs?
dch had defeated the usual order. 'onol\ must be the hei
He sent a messenger bov with a ?! 'he eager lltt.e one who ar
T, . . I 4 visited by him. Ilegin now to p
4K r c"ntAln,nK regrets I,, have nil . -o bring horns, dm
the dinner, then dn?HHod and hui* and wagons tor the bo a, and d
d to the lodging house on Fleet and tea s? t< lor the g.r.s; and fr
'eet- candy, and i/i tare book > lor all
'Shurre, and you're a stranger the years to come when you are
>se days, Mr. Landers," remarked helpless, or silent in the gru
i maid who opened the door. As ,h' ir memories of you and of tl
a went upstairs to call MIsb Glea- childhood home will be fresher ;
i her round Irish face reminded him ^""<?'r 1,,r " a?' "1, M ,h"m '
- He s milium dow II t lie chimney
a cheery full moon. Ho glanced at through the door?but be sure
i worn old haircloth sofa, and cen- romm with park well tilled.
table strewn with magazines, tha
niliar ehabblness of tho little par- ~ ~ _ ,,
made tho past year seem as unreal I arlo l)oi 21 s
a feverish dream.
When Alice entered she seemed to
lug with her an atmosphere of so
aity and peace. Eagerly ho rose, i "LT - / /
en sank back on the sofa, bis faca
nt white and every hlng blurred be- f , '
o him. A
" Vbat ts it, Edwin, are you ill?" ahe \f/ J
ed, in her alarm the old najna \[/ J m
pped out unconsciously. V y&fy jf
Ho passed his hand over his eyes in yd *
dazed fashion. "No?it Is nothing," dtw^ * 's 'MX.f&k
muttered. Then, earnestly, "I am g ^ v|fc ??
ed?weary with life as it is. It ts & m ^ JfUm
u only I want, Alice, you, alone La 1 ^JHpr
3 wide world that I love. Is thers Pt ryjfjp
His voire sank almost to a whisper,
d for one tense moment there was a
enco in tho little room. Then, by way >:3iwi&CTr ^
answer, she drew the poor, tired |mByF , A
;e against her breast with a gea e
of ineffable tenderness. . . i
In that moment. Lander felt that to yp|Ml * ,
i weary questionings as to what was I L > < I .
>rth while, the answer was not ma- I r$->sv.
lal success, but love which mean* I *
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is the time when n
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1101 The blessed day of Chris
you And every bell it sou
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l"s. the shining stars of tl
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of the silent stall I st
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1 pray Thee. Let the tri
1" 11 spirit of the Child steal
nn until it minis nil anxio
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II" Margaret Slattery.
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Swwt days of tender
no' That loved ones may 01
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ocence, will m.ike beauty attractive,
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Implicity and render deformity itself
greeable.?Addison.
Notice.
All creditors of the estate of Henry
. Thompson, deceased, are hereby
jquired to prove and establish their
lairas before mo at a reference to be
eld in my office on Tuesday, 6th day
f January, 1914, at 10 o'clock a. m.
his December 5, 1913.
PAUL MOORE, C. C. C. L. O.
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